Anesthesia & Clinical Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-6148
ISSN: 2155-6148
Filippo Sanfilippo
NHS Foundation Trust Northern General Hospital,
Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU
United Kingdom
Case Report
An Unusual Case of Intoxication: High Blood Alcohol Levels without Alcohol
Ingestion
Author(s): Filippo Sanfilippo, Ajay Raithatha, Mimmo Scollo and Renato BernardiniFilippo Sanfilippo, Ajay Raithatha, Mimmo Scollo and Renato Bernardini
We describe an unusual case of intentional intoxication through inhalational abuse of hairspray. On the scene,
paramedics found a haemodynamically stable but unconscious female surrounded by more than 100 cans of
hairspray. On arrival to the emergency department the patient had recovered consciousness, and was only mildly
confused. Blood samples showed severe metabolic acidosis with an increased anion gap and, deranged Urea,
Creatinine and Creatine phosphoKinase (CpK). The patient was then admitted to the high-dependency unit, while
simultaneously receiving intravenous hydration. The metabolic features improved over the next few hours, and renal
replacement therapy was not initiated. However the patient remained confused for a 24-hours period, in a
“hangover-like” state, despite the metabolic parameters returning to normal. .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2155-6148.1000520